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First look at The LEGO Batman Movie Collectible Minifigures Series 2

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Back in October it was announced that The LEGO Batman Movie would be getting a second wave of Collectible Minifigures in 2018, and now thanks to The Brick Fan, we’ve got a promotional image which gives us our first glimpse at the new wave. Series 2 is set to feature 20 minifigures in total: Friends […]

Promo images for Gotham Season 4 Episode 11 – ‘Queen Takes Knight’

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Fox has released a batch of promo images for Gotham season 4’s midseason finale, entitled ‘Queen Takes Knight’; check them out here… ALLIANCES ARE TESTED ON THE ALL-NEW FALL FINALE OF “GOTHAM” THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, ON FOX Things get complicated for Gordon, Sophia and Penguin when Carmine Falcone (guest star John Doman) comes to town. […]

Comic Book Review – Batman and Robin by Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason Omnibus

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Ricky Church reviews Batman and Robin by Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason Omnibus… When he was first introduced in Grant Morrison’s epic run on Batman, many people didn’t like Damian Wayne and felt he was a spoiled, annoying, ungrateful little brat. Over time he became a fan-favourite character and developed into quite an interesting […]

‘Fall of the Batmen’ begins in Detective Comics #969, check out a preview here

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The new story arc ‘Fall of the Batmen’ gets underway in Detective Comics #969 this Wednesday, and we have a preview of the issue for you here; check it out… “FALL OF THE BATMEN” part one! Everyone in Batman’s orbit is broken somehow—some more than others. For Clayface, keeping the pieces of his psyche together […]

10 Justice League Scenes That Were Not in the Movie

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Red Stewart on 10 Justice League scenes that were not in the movie… Justice League has opened to mixed reviews, with many praising the cast and action scenes but taking jabs at the tonal inconsistencies. You can read our own review here, but the overall message is that the film is enjoyable and fun. The […]

Gotham Season 4 Episode 9 Review – ‘Let Them Eat Pie’

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Martin Carr reviews the ninth episode of Gotham season 4…  Villainous tendencies work best with an agenda especially when wealthy patrons, over consumption and flagrant symbolism are included in the mix. Comic Strip did it best when alternative comedy was personified by Ben Elton, The Young Ones and Rik Mayall. These days socio-political commentary feels […]

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon both auditioned for Robin in Tim Burton’s Batman

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Last year, Ben Affleck donned the cape and cowl as the DC Extended Universe’s incarnation of The Dark Knight in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, reprising the role for Suicide Squad and this weekend’s big release Justice League. However, appearing on Jimmy Kimmel, Affleck has revealed that he could have made his DC debut […]